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SUMMER 2021 WINNERS
In order to ensure that each film is studied and rated on an individual basis, LGBTQU has instituted a system where entries do not compete against each other, but instead are recognized for their own individual merits.
For all intents and purposes, they compete against themselves:  each entry is judged on individual merits and scored on an inherent value system.

The judges focus is on your film when it is your turn to be evaluated, not on all the other films that are in queue: this insures that they will not have comparisons going on in their minds when they should be focusing entirely on YOU.
Judges score entries on a performance scale and winning entries are recognized and awarded not only for Best Of Festival and Best of Show, but also for two Awards of Excellence levels, two Awards of Merit levels, a Kudos Endeavor Award, or no award.

Best of Festival and Best of Show honors are granted to the top scoring entry/entries for each season;  Awards of Excellence are granted to entries with truly exceptional artistic and technical achievements; and Notable achievements are recognized at the Award of Merit and 'Kudos' award levels.


The number of awards granted at any given level will fluctuate based on the total number of entries received for each competition deadline.

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  DOMESTIC DOCUMENTARY
 
"They Will See You"
Short Documentary (USA)




Imagine living in a world where you don’t exist;
where you never see yourself reflected on TV;
and never see yourself in commercials of people
practicing simple daily routines, like washing
their hands with soap or doing laundry.

This has been the reality for the LGBTQ+ community
 for decades – making them feel ostracised and invisible.
As a result, while approximately 9MM Americans identify as LGBT+,
nearly half (42%) say their community is not accepting of them.
FOREIGN  DOCUMENTARY

"Let's Talk About Sex"
Feature Documentary (New Zealand)
BEST OF FESTIVAL: Documentary
EXCELLENCE: Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
EXCELLENCE: Viewer Impact: Entertainment (subcat)



“Let’s talk about sex” is an independent documentary
directed by Lisa Burd and hosted by Julia Sloane.
Together, they hope “Let’s talk about sex” will encourage
 conversation about sexuality and an increasing acceptance
 around gender and sexual diversity.


FOREIGN LOOSE SHORTS

"Solitude"
  Music Video - Short (Italy)
BEST OF FESTIVAL: Loose Shorts
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE: Original Score



Solitude tells a dream.
Two souls meet, an anomalous place for a gaze-proposal.
The intentions meet and from there,
fluid like drops of bubble bath,
an accomplice energy starts flowing between precious rooms.
 Dance is the expression of an ardent passion
 that precedes a carnal encounter.
But we will never know if this will have a sequel.
After an escape, loneliness.

 


TITLE - Country BEST OF SHOW
DOCUMENTARIES
The Author
in Documentary
United States		 BEST OF SHOW: Documentary
The ART and Surrogacy Generation - The Children Speak
in Documentary
France		 BEST OF SHOW: Documentary 
UNANIMOUS JUROR'S REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL BEST OF SHOW AWARD:
Since the jurors had already chosen a domestic documentary,  they unanimously requested the documentary below (Countdown to year zero) be  given a Best of Show award as well.
Our rules state that only one of each category and domestic and foreign be chosen.,
 however, we give our judges freedom to make changes.
  
Countdown to Year Zero
in Documentary
United States		 BEST OF SHOW: Documentary
  BEST OF SHOW
DRAMA
Falling In
in Drama
Canada		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE: Drama 
  BEST OF SHOW
LOOSE SHORTS
Her Vow
in Loose Shorts
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE: Loose Shorts 







TITLE - Country AWARD (s)
AIDS DIVA: The Legend of Connie Norman
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
This Is Jessica
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
WRITING ABOUT A LOVE
in Drama
Italy
 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE




TITLE - Country AWARD (s)
About Sex
in Webisode (Pilot)
Canada		 EXCELLENCE 
Acceptance
in Loose Shorts
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
hikari
in Tight Shorts
Japan		 EXCELLENCE 
HONOUR (Metoometoo)
in Student
Hungary		 EXCELLENCE 
Jesse James
in Loose Shorts
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
My Pride: The Series Episode One
in Webisode (Pilot)
Canada		 EXCELLENCE 
My Pride: The Series Episode Eight
in TV Show , Editing (subcat), Direction (subcat)
Canada		 EXCELLENCE: TV Show
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Editing (subcat)
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Direction (subcat)
Permission
in Art-house Film
United Kingdom		 EXCELLENCE 
Retribution
in Student
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Safe And Sound
in Art-house Film
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Traditional Drag 變裝
in Tight Shorts
Taiwan		 EXCELLENCE 
VERITAS NUDA
in Religious/Faith
Germany		 EXCELLENCE 
Vikken
in Documentary
France		 EXCELLENCE 






TITLE - Country AWARD (s)
40, Latino, Single and Gay
in Webisode (Pilot)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Angels and Saints - Eros and Awe
in Documentary
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Different Quake
in Religious/Faith
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Eliza Smiles
in Documentary
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
"Four Motherless Children"
in Documentary
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Gray
in Loose Shorts
Ireland		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
In the Land of Fruits and Nuts
in Webisode (Pilot)
United States
 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
It's Just Me
in Loose Shorts
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Oxtail Soup
in Student
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
The Boy and The Bear
in Documentary
United Kingdom		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Uncharted Territory: Dancers in Isolation
in Loose Shorts, Content/Message Delivery (subcat), Original Concept (subcat), Original Score (subcat), Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Loose Shorts
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Content/Message Delivery (subcat)
MERIT: Original Concept (subcat)
MERIT: Original Score (subcat)
MERIT: Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
Veni Etiam
in Tight Shorts
France		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Whose Soul is it?
in Drama, Zero Budget
Canada		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT, All
Coming Out
in Student, Actor: Lead (subcat)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Student
EXCELLENCE: Actor: Lead (subcat), Elijah Pluchino




TITLE - Country AWARD (s)
24 th Michigan Womyn's Music Festival [1999]
in Documentary
United States
LGBTQU1241		 MERIT
Assigned Female at Birth, Pilot
in Webisode (Pilot)
United States		 MERIT
Better Than Sex
in Student
United States		 MERIT
Democracy Sucks
in Loose Shorts, Zero Budget, Actor: Lead (subcat)
United States		 MERIT: Loose Shorts, Zero Budget
MERIT: Actor: Lead (subcat), John Fico
Dreams Of My Father
in Horror
United States		 MERIT
Freely We Serve
in Religious/Faith, Student
United States		 MERIT All
Growing up with Mum & Mama
in Student
Denmark		 MERIT
I Can't Say It Yet
in Tight Shorts
United States		 MERIT
Immaculate
in Art-house Film
United Kingdom		 MERIT
KATHA VACHAK (Storyteller)
in Loose Shorts
India		 MERIT
Kings & Queens
in Loose Shorts, Actress: Lead (subcat), Direction (subcat), Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
United States		 MERIT ALL
KUMOJA FILM
in Drama
Nigeria		 MERIT
Metanoia Episodes 1 & 2
in Webisode (Pilot)
United States		 MERIT
Modern Marriage, A Little Transgender Love Story
in Animated
United States		 MERIT
No One Knows
in Loose Shorts
Puerto Rico		 MERIT
Searching for Mom
in Documentary
United States		 MERIT
Surviving History
in Student
Canada		 MERIT
The Hijras we met : The 3rd Gender
in Documentary
Korea, Republic of		 MERIT
TO BE TWO
in Animated
Sweden		 MERIT
To my Imaginative Feminist Friends
in Experimental
Germany		 MERIT
Tonight, We Fuck the Trailer Park Out of Each Other
in Webisode (Pilot)
United States		 MERIT
Watermelon
in Student
United Kingdom		 MERIT






TITLE - Country AWARD (s)
Are You Listening?
in Experimental
United States
LGBTQU1236		 KUDOS
Unwelcome Advances
in Drama
United States		 KUDOS

SUB-CATEGORIES

TITLE - Country AWARD (s)
BOJ the movie
in Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
United States		 MERIT
Buffalo & Wolfy
in Original Concept (subcat)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
ISOLATION
in Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
Poland		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
My Own
in Viewer Impact: Entertainment (subcat)
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Nice To Be You
in Content/Message Delivery (subcat)
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Reflections
in Content/Message Delivery (subcat), Original Song (subcat)
Japan		 EXCELLENCE All
Unbecoming (Helen McNamara & Marc Swersky)
in Original Song (subcat)
United States		 MERIT
Xreens-At the Back of The Screen
in Original Score (subcat)
Sweden		 MERIT
XreensNotCensored
in Direction (subcat)
Sweden		 MERIT
Xy/Xx
in Content/Message Delivery (subcat)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT